IP Library Granted Patent US 11,532,222
Granted Patent B2
US 11,532,222 · App. 17/060,824 · Granted Dec 20, 2022

Safety service system and method thereof

Inventors: Ji Young Lee (Seoul, KR); Yong Rae Jo (Seoul, KR); Jung Hwa Yoo (Seoul, KR); Ji Hyun Yoo (Seoul, KR); Taekyu Han (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: THINKWARE CORPORATION
G08B21/0272G08B21/0269G08B21/0283G08B21/0294H04W4/029
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Patent No.
US 11,532,222
App. No.
17/060,824
Granted
Dec 20, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a safety service system and a method thereof. The safety service system comprises: a collection unit for collecting position information and image information related to a protected person who is registered by a protector; and a service providing unit for providing the position information and the image information to one or both of the protector and a security company upon detection of a signal that the protected person is in danger.

Claims (46)

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more applications, the one or more applications comprising instructions which, when executed by a first electronic device with at least one communication circuitry and at least one sensor, cause the first electronic device to:

transmit, to at least one server, information regarding a location of the first electronic device obtained via the at least one communication circuitry, wherein the transmitted information is usable in the at least one server for displaying the location of the first electronic device on a display of a second electronic device or is usable in the at least one server for obtaining a route in which a location of the second electronic device is a departure location and the location of the first electronic device is a destination location, wherein the second electronic device is an authenticated electronic device, and wherein the second electronic device is associated with the first electronic device with respect to sharing the location of the first electronic device via the at least one server;

while transmitting the information, identify, by using at least one of the at least one communication circuitry or the at least one sensor, whether a state of a user of the first electronic device is emergency or not; and

based on identifying the state of the user being emergency, transmit, to the at least one server, a predetermined signal, wherein the transmitted predetermined signal is usable in the at least one server for notifying the state of the user being emergency to the second electronic device,

wherein the predetermined signal is obtained in the first electronic device for displaying a screen that provides an outgoing call to a third electronic device on a display of the second electronic device, and

wherein the third electronic device is an electronic device for a safety assistance.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more applications comprise instructions which, when executed by the first electronic device, further cause the first electronic device to:

identify, based on state information of acceleration of the first electronic device that is obtained via at least one of the at least one communication circuitry or the at least one sensor, that the state of the user is emergency.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the one or more applications comprise instructions which, when executed by the first electronic device, cause the first electronic device to:

identify, by identifying that the state information of the acceleration indicates the first electronic device being in an impact state, that the state of the user is emergency.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted predetermined signal is further usable in the at least one server to identify a location of the first electronic device in the at least one server.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more applications comprise instructions which, when executed by the first electronic device, cause the first electronic device to:

authenticate, in association with the at least one server, the first electronic device as an electronic device that provides the location of the first electronic device to the second electronic device; and

based on the authentication of the first electronic device, transmit the information.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted predetermined signal includes a location information of the first electronic device or the transmitted predetermined signal is transmitted to the at least one server with a location information of the first electronic device.

7. A method in a first electronic device with at least one communication circuitry and at least one sensor, the method comprising:

transmitting, to at least one server, information regarding a location of the first electronic device obtained via the at least one communication circuitry, wherein the transmitted information is usable in the at least one server for displaying the location of the first electronic device on a display of a second electronic device or is usable in the at least one server for obtaining a route in which a location of the second electronic device is a departure location and the location of the first electronic device is a destination location, wherein the second electronic device is an authenticated electronic device, and wherein the second electronic device is associated with the first electronic device with respect to sharing the location of the first electronic device via the at least one server;

while transmitting the information, identifying, by using at least one of the at least one communication circuitry or the at least one sensor, whether a state of a user of the first electronic device is emergency or not; and

based on identifying the state of the user being emergency, transmitting, to the at least one server, a predetermined signal, wherein the transmitted predetermined signal is usable in the at least one server for notifying the state of the user being emergency to the second electronic device,

wherein the predetermined signal is obtained in the first electronic device for displaying a screen that provides an outgoing call to a third electronic device on a display of the second electronic device, and

wherein the third electronic device is an electronic device for a safety assistance.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein identifying the state of the user being emergency comprises:

identifying, based on state information of acceleration of the first electronic device that is obtained via at least one of the at least one communication circuitry or the at least one sensor, that the state of the user is emergency.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein identifying the state of the user being emergency comprises:

identifying, by identifying that the state information of the acceleration indicates the first electronic device being in an impact state, that the state of the user is emergency.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the transmitted predetermined signal is further usable in the at least one server to identify a location of the first electronic device in the at least one server.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein transmitting the information comprises:

authenticating, in association with the at least one server, the first electronic device as an electronic device that provides the location of the first electronic device to the second electronic device; and

based on the authentication of the first electronic device, transmitting the information.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the transmitted predetermined signal includes a location information of the first electronic device or the transmitted predetermined signal is transmitted to the at least one server with a location information of the first electronic device.

13. A first electronic device comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions;

at least one communication circuitry;

at least one sensor; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to:

transmit, to at least one server, information regarding a location of the first electronic device obtained via the at least one communication circuitry, wherein the transmitted information is usable in the at least one server for displaying the location of the first electronic device on a display of a second electronic device or is usable in the at least one server for obtaining a route in which a location of the second electronic device is a departure location and the location of the first electronic device is a destination location, wherein the second electronic device is an authenticated electronic device, and wherein the second electronic device is associated with the first electronic device with respect to sharing the location of the first electronic device via the at least one server;

while transmitting the information, identify, by using at least one of the at least one communication circuitry or the at least one sensor, whether a state of a user of the first electronic device is emergency or not; and

based on identifying the state of the user being emergency, transmit, to the at least one server, a predetermined signal, wherein the transmitted predetermined signal is usable in the at least one server for notifying the state of the user being emergency to the second electronic device,

wherein the predetermined signal is obtained in the first electronic device for displaying a screen that provides an outgoing call to a third electronic device on a display of the second electronic device, and

wherein the third electronic device is an electronic device for a safety assistance.

14. The first electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

identify, based on state information of acceleration of the first electronic device that is obtained via at least one of the at least one communication circuitry or the at least one sensor, that the state of the user is emergency.

15. The first electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

identify, by identifying that the state information of the acceleration indicates the first electronic device being in an impact state, that the state of the user is emergency.

16. The first electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the transmitted predetermined signal is further usable in the at least one server to identify a location of the first electronic device in the at least one server.

17. The first electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the transmitted predetermined signal includes a location information of the first electronic device or the transmitted predetermined signal is transmitted to the at least one server with a location information of the first electronic device.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2022
From: HAN, TAEKYU
To: THINKWARE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059057/0131 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 13, 2020
From: THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: THINKWARE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054059/0091 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2020
From: LEE, JI YOUNG; JO, YONG RAE; YOO, JUNG HWA; YOO, JI HYUN
To: THINKWARE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053953/0075 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0060612 · Jun 22, 2011 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16696552 · Nov 26, 2019
Continuation 15959999 · Apr 23, 2018
Continuation 14957266 · Dec 2, 2015
Continuation 14128976
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